Soldiers and civilians slugged it out on the streets of Wellington during the ‘Battle of Manners Street’, the best-known clash between New Zealanders and American servicemen during the Second World War.
Home Front
Events In History
25 February 1943
Just outside the Wairarapa town of Featherston, a memorial garden marks the site of the death in 1943 of 48 Japanese prisoners of war and one guard.
29 March 1942
During the Second World War, convicted conman Sydney Gordon Ross duped New Zealand’s intelligence service into believing that Nazi agents were planning to carry out sabotage in New Zealand.
Articles
NZ units in South Africa 1899-1902
Between 1899 and 1902 New Zealand sent 10 contingents of troops to fight in South Africa. Many of these men had prior experience in the volunteer forces but others were ordinary citizens who were skilled riders and marksmen. In addition, a small number of New Zealand women served in South Africa as teachers and as nurses. These are their stories. Read the full article
Page 3 - Women at war
With New Zealand women having gained the right to vote in 1893, the South African War offered them a chance to further establish their independence. While many did this by
Women Together
War Brides' Organisations
War brides' organisations were formed to give assistance and companionship to the overseas wives and fiancées of New Zealand servicemen who were arriving in this country from 1945 onwards. Read the full Women Together Essay
Main image: Novelty newspaper in 1944
This 'novelty newspaper' gives Aucklanders news of the Second World War without using any paper.
